Sink cabinet



ocf. 1o, 1933.

J. S. NAYLOR SINK CABINET Filed Augl, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. l0, 1933. J. s NAYLOR 1,930,180

SINK CABINET Filed Aug. l, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented oer. 1o, 1933 1,930,180

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE slNx CABINET Joseph 8. Naylor, Elmhurst, lll. Application August 1, 1932. sena No. 627,205

This invention relates to a sink cabinet; and punched upwardly therefrom to provide ventimore particularly to a small cabinet adapted to lating openings 23' thereunder, thereby forming 5 The main object of this invention is to provide downwardly to provide a Ventilating opening 24', 60 a sanitary and neat cabinet for properly housing thereby forming a suitable bottom louver and at rials which are generally used around a kitchen ing liquid from the cabinet and discharging it sink and which are then simply laid thereon to inwardly of edge 19 into the sink. i be again taken up when needed. It should be noted that the side walls and the c5 Another object is to provide a cabinet adapted back Wall are S011`d, so that the air may DESS into to be mounted adjacent the kitchen sink for housopening 24 of the bottom louver and rise uping articles used in connection with the sink, so wardly through the cabinet to pass out through as to protect and to conserve such articles and openings 23 of the upper 10I1V6IS. l prolong their usefulness. The door 26 for this cabinet is arranged to form 70 2o These and various other objects and advan rearwardly extending flanges 28 which overlap 75 tages will become apparent from the following the side and top and bottom walls of the cabinet description, taken in connectionwith the accomsuiiiciently to provide a tight closure for the 25 being understood that various other arrangeopenings 29' and form front louvers extending 80 this invention. Means is provided for supporting. a dish cloth In the drawings: in a spread position in the casing so as to aerate Fig. 1 illustrates my invention in front eleva.-k and dry readily. This means preferably includes 85 tion, mounted on the wall directly above the a at rack member 30 made of wire bent into a kitchen sink. rectangular form and oi' a size greater than the Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, taken combined louvers 29; andthis supporting memaiong line 2`2 of Fig. 1. ber 30 is preferably mounted on the front door by Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of suitablehinge means or sleeves 31 secured on the 90 my cabinet, taken along line 3 3 of Fig. 1. door, so that it is swingable away from the door Fig. 4 is a front elevational view oi' the rack and allows i'or readily placing the dish cloth for supporting articles. thereover andthen to hold it against the louvers Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of the open at the inner side oi.' the door. An extension 30 40 cabinet. is formed on the upper part o1' member 30 to pro- 95 Fig. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view therevide a nger-hold for readily grasping the rack of, taken along line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view, The hinge portion of member 30 is preferably taken along line 7*? of Fig. 5. In the drawings my invention is illustrated in ShOWIi in the form 0f COl Springs WOllnd 0n the 100 a bottom wall 14,' which are preferably made infor placing the dish cloth thereon 0r removing it tegrai. The back wail is provided with openings therefrom. This spring means automatically re- 105 directly over theadjacent edge 19 of the kitchen the Same time aeratng the 010th. sink 20. The top wall has lips or portions 23 Means is provided for supporting and housing 110 various articles in the cabinet, and this means preferably comprises a frame or rack 35,' which may be made economically of wire, being provided with a plurality of shelves therein for supporting various articles, including a lower shelf 36 which is perforated or made of wire mesh, in order to be adapted to have soap 37 or similar articles supported thereon and have their moisture drain through said shelf onto bottom 14 of the cabinet to be discharged through drain opening 24'. A shelf 38 is mounted in said rack above shelf 36 and article 37 thereon, and it is preferably made of solid material, as indicated in the drawings, so that it is adapted to support an article like a brush 39 which frequently contains moisture. The shelf is preferably slanted downward rearwardly and is spaced slightly from the several walls, so that the moisture from the brush will drip down along the rear wall and will not moisten and dissvolve the soap therebeneath; and this shelf also serves to deflect the air toward the walls. An upper shelf 40 is also mounted in rack 35, above shelf 38 and article 39 thereon, and sufficient space is provided between it and top wall 13 of the cabinet to support a can or container 41 thereon containing scouring powder or cleaning material and the like. The rack is preferably mounted and held removably in the cabicr lug 42 secured on to engage a rear wire of said rack to facilithe rear wall and allow lifting said rack therefrom, tate cleaning said rack.

A supporting arm or member 43 is provided in the form of a rod which has a bent end portion 44 adapted to be entered in va sleeve 45 secured on the side wall 12, so that the arm 43 may be readily and removably inserted in the sleeve, and so that it may be readily swung thereon. This arm is adapted to support various articles, being well adapted to support a second wash cloth, if desired, and thus acts as auxiliary supporting means in addition to cloth supporting rneans 30, for supporting wash cloths in the cabinet, and it is positioned so that the wash cloth will depend along the front of rack 35, just inwardly of cloth supporting means 30.

It should be noted thatbrack 35 is slightly narrower than the cabinet, thereby providing a space 46 of sufficient size between it and the side wall 12 adapted to have a comparatively large brush stand therein. A hook 47 is preferably also provided on the upper part of back wall 11, so that such brush may be hung up on said hook and suspended in said space 46.

With regard to aerating this cabinet, the air will slowly pass through front louvers 29 in the door and through the dish cloth which is pressed tightly against said louvers and door by spring pressed rack member 30. Then, since the rear and side walls are solid, and member 30 holds the dish cloth tight against louvers-29, the air will enter freely through the lower louver 24, pass through meshed shelf 36, and be deflected around solid shelf 38; then pass through meshed shelf 40, and up through top louvers 23, thusgeffectively aerating the cabinet and the articles therein.

Thearticles used around the sink are hereby neatly concealed and kept together in order, and are drained and conserved to prolong the life thereof, and at the same time are properly aerated herein.

I claim as my invention:

1. A cabinet adapted to be mounted on the wall over a kitchen sink and having louvers provided in its top and bottom walls, the lower wall louver serving to drain into the sink, and article supporting means in the cabinet including rack means having shelf provided with openbe removably mounted on the wall over a sink and having drain means in its bottom Wall to drain into the sink, a rack removably mounted in the cabinet and including a shelf provided with openings'positioned above said bottom wall for supporting soap to drain through said shelf to said bottom wall and through said drain means, and a solid shelf over said shelf adapted to support a brush and being spaced from and tiltedrtoward a vertical wall to shed moisture from the brush toward said wall and prevent it from dripping on the soap.

3. A sink cabinet adapted to be mounted over a sink and having louvers in its top wall, also a louver in its bottom wall serving as drain means for directing moisture into said sink, a rack in said cabinet including a lower shelf provided with openings adapted to drain moisture from articles thereon to the bottom wall, and a solid shelf above said lower shelf including rearwardly declining means spaced from the rear wall and adapted to support a moist article thereon and drain water therefrom toward the rear wall to prevent it from dripping onto articles on the lower shelf.

4. A cabinet having louvers provided thereon including louvers in one of its vertical wall members, and means consisting of a bent wire in the shape of a fiat rectangular frame mounted in the cabinet for supporting fabric sheet means across the inner side of said louvers to aerate said sheet means and spring hinge means to hold the frame in its operative position.

5. A sink cabinet having louvers in wall members, a supporting member consisting of a fiat frame having openings therein and being hinged at one end to the inner side of said wall beyond said louvers for holding a cloth spread across the inner side of said louvered member, an extension on the frame opposite said hinge end to be engaged by the nger for swinging the frame, and spring means for automatically returning said supporting member with the cloth in proper position against the louvered wall member.

6. A cabinet having its front wall arranged as a door hinged thereon and provided with louvers therein, a fiat meshed member hinged at its lower end on the inner side of said door below said louvers and adapted to support a wash cloth in spread position across the louvers on said door so as to cover the same and to be aerated thereby, and spring means on the hinge portion of said member for automatically returning it with the wash cloth against said louvers upon being withdrawn therefrom.

7. A rectangular cabinet adapted to be mounted on the wall over a kitchen sink and having three of its four walls solid, a top wall provided with louvers therein, a bottom wall provided with a louver terminating above the sink to drain therein and function as drain means for the cabinet, the fourth vertical wall being in the form of a hinged door provided with louvers therein, means for holding a cloth across the last said louvers and aerating it, and means in the cabinet for supporting articles to be effectively aerated by the air passing through the louvers.

8. Acabinet having solid back and side walls, a top wall provided with louvers therein, a bottom wall provided with a louver to function as drain means for the cabinet, the front wall being spaced from adapted to drain 

